R.C. GREGORY

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. R.C. Gregory, 80, of 705 Harding Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, of which he was a member....

LESLIE BLACKMAN III

FAISON -- Leslie Blackman III, 45, of 1361 Giddenville Road, died Tuesday. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Royal-Hall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Rose officiating. A native of Sampson County,...

JOSEPH DAVIS

LEE A. DAWSON JR.

The funeral for Lee Ashton Dawson Jr., 75, will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverends Wade Parker and Steve Cayton will officiate. Interment will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at...

JAMES DONAHUE JR.

James Edward Donahue Jr., 59, of 873 Church of God Road, died Monday at his home. Mr. Donahue was born in Wayne County and was the son of the late James Edward Donahue Sr. and Ruth Sewell Donahue. He is...

SHELTON DUDLEY

Shelton Ricky Dudley, 48, of Albany, N.Y., died Monday in Albany. He was the son of Bishop Leamon Dudley Sr. of Goldsboro and the late Ida Dorothy Dudley. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

TRUEMILLA HOLT

Truemilla Dawson Holt of Washington, D.C., formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday. The funeral will be held Friday at noon in at Pope Funeral Home in Washington, D.C. The family will be there one hour prior to the service to...

JASPER PATE

Jasper Pate, 87, of 301 Patetown Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Pate was born in...

MINNIE A. POTTER

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Minnie Adams Potter, 97, of 2777 Zion Church Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Anne...

POLLY M. SUITER

Polly Mozingo Suiter, a resident of Daleville, Ala., and formerly of this city, crossed over to be with her family and friends who went before her, on April 29, 2005. She was 72. After facing, with dignity and bravery, a...

ROSE VANTUYL

PIKEVILLE -- Rose Evelyn Potts VanTuyl, 63, of 111 Grand St., died Tuesday at her home. A graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. VanTuyl was born in Duplin County and was...

JULIA H. THORNTON

NEWTON GROVE -- Julia Hill Thornton, 90, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at Pleasant Union Christian Church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Thornton was preceded in death by her...